Man charged in brother's killing

January 29, 2009

A South Side man has been charged with killing his older brother in their home during a quarrel over a few dollars to buy drugs, authorities said this morning.

Philip Binder, 33, (right) was charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his older brother, Charles, about 1:10 a.m. Tuesday inside their home in the 2000 block of West 70th Place, according to Chicago police.

Charles Binder, 35, was later pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Philip Binder fled the scene, but was eventually arrested not far away, police said.

Police said today the two began fighting over a few dollars, and Philip Binder stabbed his brother in the chest.